Photo by E David Luria

The National Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds has created a rare opportunity to engage in a national discussion about landscape, democracy, history and civic life. The competition, which is the subject of the Virginia Center for Architecture’s current exhibition Someday in the Park with George, inspired Jacquelyn Pogue, the director of Richmond Action Dialogues, to organize a Community Dialogue to engage in conversations about places for public gatherings, sustainable environments, our history, and the relevance of the Washington Monument to our own community and monuments. The Community Dialogue will be held at the Virginia Center for Architecture on June 13, 2012, from 6:30–8:30 p.m.

“This exhibit offers a unique experience for dialogue because the focus is not design but ideas,” says Pogue. “Dialogue, as we describe it, is not discussion, debate, deliberation or decision making,” she continues. “It is an invitation to share what is meaningful, evoke group wisdom, stimulate creative thinking, and deepen understanding of ourselves and others.”

The facilitated dialogue offers a structure that includes guidelines for questioning assumptions and exploring diverse perspectives and new insights. The Community Dialogue will consider questions like who we are as a people and how can our identity be expressed in public spaces; how should we remember or honor our past and what or who can represent it; what role can monuments play in telling the American story; what elements in public spaces help create a sense of community; and others. The evening starts with a tour of the exhibition Someday in the Park with George, and leads into round-table conversations on either preconceived questions or questions inspired by the tour. The Dialogue will be followed by a brief reception.

There is no charge to attend the Community Dialogue. To register to attend, call (804) 644-3041, ext. 100 or visit bit.ly/monumental_dialogue to register online.

Most of us recognize that architecture can have an impact on health, but what if it could actually make us healthier? What if it could help prevent disease? The Society announces Tye Farrow, an internationally recognized expert in salutogenic design, as the Architecture Exchange East keynote speaker.  More>>

Virginia Women Featured at Women in Architecture Dinner

Valerie Hassett, Secretary of the Society, is organizing a presentation during the Women in Architecture dinner at the upcoming national convention. The presentation, moderated by Mary Cox, FAIA, will look back at the past 25 years of women in architecture in Virginia. More>>

Profiles in Emerging Leaders

Designed to develop future leaders in architecture firms, in communities, and in the profession, the Emerging Leaders in Architecture (ELA) program consists of seven intensive day-long seminars focused on essential strategies or skills.  We were curious about them, so we asked members of the ELA class of 2012 the same five questions, and this is what they had to say. More>>

Highlights From readinform.com

On readinform.com this month you will find the Inform Awards recipients (and continue to find highlights of the jury recognitions throughout the year), as well as a discussion of the newly ICC-approved International Green Construction Code. If you have an opinion, this is your opportunity to share that with your colleagues.

Licensure Fees to Remain at 2010 Levels

The administrators for the board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior designers, and Landscape Architects revealed that the APELSCIDLA regulants’ fees would remain constant maybe through 2017. More>>

Call for Entries: Prize for Design Research & Scholarship

The 2012 VSAIA Prize for Design Research & Scholarship will be awarded to a licensed, practicing architect in Virginia or a faculty member at a Virginia institution of higher learning for outstanding design research and/or scholarship in the field of architecture. More>>

Green Code Complicated in Virginia

Green became official in March.  Until then, green was extolled in local and even state ordinances throughout the country.  In Virginia, developers touted their projects’ green features to collect incentives offered by a few localities. More>>

AIA, Students Call for Pro Bono Work in Exchange for Loan Relief

The AIA and the AIAS recently called for Congress to pass legislation that includes architecture school graduates in the same programs that offer other graduates loan debt assistance if they donate their services to their communities and elsewhere. More>>

Results of IPD Awareness Survey Released

The AIA’s Center for Integrated Practice has released the results of an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Awareness Survey. More>>

Architects Oppose Effort to Repeal Energy Reduction Law

On April 25, 2012, the American Institute of Architects announced its opposition to a House proposal to eliminate Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. More>>

YAF Celebrates 20 Years at Summit

The 2012 YAF summit marks the twentieth anniversary of the group, bringing together more than 60 design professionals to discuss top issues affecting young architects. More>>

The Women in Architecture Dinner, sponsored by AIA Diversity and Inclusion, honors the roles women play within the architecture profession and provides a platform to network and engage architects, interns, and architecture students from across the nation. The featured panel, Dina Griffin, AIA, and Suman Sorg, FAIA, will share their professional work, experiences, and greater issues of power, perspective, and success in architecture. All are welcome, and men are encouraged to attend.

Find out more information or register.

Want to be a member of this elite group of leaders? Apply to be a member of the class of 2013.

Allie Ditzel

Allie Ditzel

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: Tado Ando’s Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: ”Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being” by Ester Sternberg

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: I think I found it through my other passions…people watching and changing the world.  One day, people watching became about more than just the people, it started to include how spaces and places impact our choices, human relationships, and emotions; and I realized that design really could change things.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: Run…a lot. It may not necessarily be relaxing but it’s a great way to clear your head.  It seems like whenever I am stuck in a design project, the solution will be found on a trail somewhere around mile 5.

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Take notes and know the world that surrounds you; travel and people watch as much as you can; pay attention to the details and don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Curtis R. Jennings, III

Curtis R. Jennings, III

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: The Bicentennial Capital Mall – Nashville, Tn.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: “Digital Fortress” by Dan Brown

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: My father’s passion for architecture inspired my sister, brother, and I to all become architects.  It must have been the Lincoln logs and family vacations planned around project site visits.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: Ride motorcycles and hike

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Travel as much as you can, discover what interests you, and enjoy life. 

Frances Lengowski

Frances Lengowski

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: My friends are re-modeling their house.  The place is in a wonderful state of open construction.  I’m moved by the possibility that ripping out walls, and digging around a foundation starts to open up.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: I recently went to Mexico and read through all kinds of books about Mayan ruins.

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: A friend of mine pointed it out.  He saw the kind of art I was making and said I should think about architecture.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A:  I like to go for a run to re-set my mind.

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Open your eyes, ears, senses, and mind — start noticing things.

Jaclyn K. Miller

Jaclyn K. Miller

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: While not a building per se, the proposed Delancey Underground or “Low Line” in New York City is what came to mind. My initial reaction was negative (who wants a park underground with no direct sunlight?), but now I’m warming up to the idea and am interested to see how their idea to reflect light underground works out. Being a fan of the High Line, I hope the Low Line will create a similar “outdoor” haven for city dwellers, not just a dark garden cave.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: Well, I’m currently reading three books: “The Lemon Tree” by Sandy Tolan, “It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine’s Path to Peace” by Rye Barcott and “Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin’s Path to God” by Brennan Manning. I always seem to be reading three or more books at one time.

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: Through childhood dreaming. My dad’s interest in architecture brought my attention to it at a young age. That interest developed into a dream of creating and designing spaces, which slowly transformed through college into a desire to create architecture that transforms lives, brings hope and a lasting change to the poor and disadvantage overseas.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: Eat good food with friends…or read a book with some coffee.

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Ask questions and gain experience, any experience. Architecture encompasses so many channels and specialties; ask questions and try as many channels as possible to discover where your particular passion, drive and forte are.

Jennifer Rhoades

Jennifer Rhoades

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: See the picture. I’ve recently returned from a trip to Italy. I studied in Florence as an undergrad ‐ I was so happy to see the Duomo again I just had to hug it.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: I have a stack of books next to my bed of old favorites, new reads, history books, book club titles, the occasional fluff ‐ but to be honest, the last book I read was “Prosciutto e Uova Verdi” – “Green Eggs and Ham” in Italian!

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: I think it evolved slowly. I always loved drawing, looking at plans in magazines, making houses for my sister’s dolls. In college I found myself focusing on architectural history courses and realized I wanted to attend graduate school for architecture.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: I have an old house that needs a lot of attention, so I tend to put my energy into that these days– with a glass of wine in my hand, of course. I also love walking, especially down Monument Avenue in Richmond. With every house I pass I’m transported to a different country – England, Italy, Germany, France!

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Have fun. Take time to travel, to look at the built world around you, to simply be creative. You will have plenty of time to work. And once you do start working, take off your headphones and listen to what’s going on in the office around you. It’s the best way to learn.

Josephine V. Arbaugh

Josephine V. Arbaugh

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: Not a building but a public space…High Line Park in New York City; what a great example of good planning and urban design. What can be more sustainable than bringing underutilized infrastructure back to good use?!

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: Nowadays it’s mostly ARE books for me. The last “for fun” book I read was “Brida” by my favorite, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: Through drawing and traveling

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: Hammock and a glass of wine

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Be true to yourself and others

Kevin Jones

Kevin Jones

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: “The Element” by Ken Robinson

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: Slowly, over time, and after a detour through research science.  It probably started with site visits to construction projects at National and Dulles airports with my father.  Art classes and Legos® are probably to blame, too.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: Turn on some music and spend time with my wife and kids.

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Take advantage of every chance you can get to experience the construction process and really get to know all the people involved.

Marcus R. Thomas

Marcus R. Thomas

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: The Orange Cube in Lyons, France

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

 A: Though my childhood attachment to Lego®, helping my father with small carpentry projects, and my high school mentor.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: Workout or escape somewhere quiet and peaceful to simply think

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: As a student, I find that it is a very rewarding career path where problem solving is the name of the game.  Focus and make sure you have a real love and passion for the field.

Spencer Lepler, AIA, NCARB

Spencer Lepler

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: After our April session we had a walking tour through Old Town Alexandria, VA and the thing that struck me the most was the negative reaction I had to the urban renewal infill architecture.  It just felt out of scale, out of place, and out of time with the rest of the old city.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: The last book I read was “Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes” by William Bridges.  It was recommended to me by a friend who is a life coach and has some really interesting insight about taking time to understand and direct the changes that occur in your life.

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

A: I stumbled into architecture, really.  I was a freshman at Tulane University in the Liberal Arts program and took a class “Introduction to Architecture for Non Majors” and realized that this was the career for me.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: In my free time I enjoy doing fiber arts (knitting, spinning, weaving, dying).  It provides me with a creative output where at the end of the day I can point to a physical object and say “I made that.”  As compared to architecture where it may take years or even decades before your work takes physical form.

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Be realistic about this profession, set goals, and stick to them.  You may never get rich being an architect, but if you take an active role in the development of your career this profession can be very rewarding.

Roderick Williams

Roderick Williams

Q: What building evoked a strong reaction from you recently—either positive or negative?

A: I’ve been noticing a lot of older precast buildings lately (circa 60s, 70s) … It’s hard for me to imagine that at one time these were considered cutting edge. I guess some “youngsters” will be saying similar things about buildings I’ve worked on in another 40-50 years.

Q: What is the last book you read?

A: “The Cost of Discipleship”…It’s a great book by Dietrich Bonhoffer about Christian living.

Q: How did you discover your passion for architecture?

 A: I actually stumbled into it. I had a friend who was in the architectural program and one day he was complaining about the fact that they had to be creative and do designs, etc.  That piqued my interest because I grew up being good at art and always had an interest in how things went together.  I took the entrance exam and the rest is history.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

A: With young kids around there isn’t much relaxing going on, but I do enjoy the occasional walk in the park or on a bike trail.

Q: What advice do you have for aspiring architects?

A: Do what you’re passionate about and the rest of life will fall into place.

Credit Valley Hospital. Photo by Tom Arban.

As the health care debate rages on in the public arena, chronic disease and illness are threatening to overwhelm the health care system. The cost of treating diseases like obesity, asthma, diabetes and heart disease is an enormous financial burden on the economy. Most of us recognize that architecture can have an impact on health, but what if it could actually make us healthier? What if it could help prevent disease? Reduce violence? Increase productivity? Architecture Exchange East, the Society’s annual conference and design expo, announces Tye Farrow, an internationally recognized expert in salutogenic design, as the keynote speaker.

For those not familiar, it may be easiest to understand the word salutogenic by first defining its opposite. If pathogenic is disease-causing, then salutogenic is health-causing. Salutogenic design focuses on creating, enhancing and improving physical, mental and social well-being through well designed and planned environments — environments where making healthy, sustainable choices is easy.  Farrow, senior partner with the Farrow Partnership, has gained international recognition for the design of public and private sector buildings that enhance health.

The concept of salutogenic design moves beyond conventional notions of sustainability to encompass not just the building’s impact on the environment, but also its impact on users.  It becomes another measure of good design.  “… we’re no longer going to settle for design that is simply profitable, or efficient, or sustainable, or programmatically compliant, or any of a dozen other measures of design success,” says Ray Pentecost, FAIA, the Society’s Vice President for Professional Excellence, in an interview with Bill Mallard in Architect magazine. “We are going to look for design standards that address and respect public health.” And the idea doesn’t just apply to hospitals, but to the workplace, schools, institutions, and homes. Now that sustainable design has moved from a niche specialty to something expected — even demanded — by clients, Pentecost believes that salutogenic design is the next great wave of theory and practice.

Farrow will present his keynote address at Architecture Exchange East on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Architecture Exchange East in Richmond, Virginia. Watch www.archex.net for information and registration details. The ArchEx Keynote Address is sponsored by Scott Long Construction.

About Tye Farrow

Tye Farrow

Farrow has designed award-winning projects across Canada and around the world. Recently, the Stockholm-based World Congress on Design and Health identified him as a global leader who is making “a significant contribution to health and humanity through the medium of architecture and design.”

His groundbreaking approach to promoting wellness at the Credit Valley Hospital and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Canada is viewed internationally as setting a new standard for health care design.

His work has been published in the British journals Architectural Review Magazine, AD Architectural Design and HD Hospital Development. He has been designated by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40; recognizing Canada’s “best and brightest.” The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) in the United Kingdom selected Farrow’s design for Credit Valley Hospital as 2007′s Best International Design.

He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University.

Follow his firm on Twitter @FarrowPartners

Visit the website http://www.farrowpartnership.com/

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The law controlling the assessment of licensing fees requires that the money generated by the fees be within a small percentage of the actual department’s needs.  APELSCIDLA and several other boards are financed wholly through these fees.  They receive no support from the state’s general fund.  Currently the budget figures look good, it was noted during the board’s meeting.

The time required to change regulations means that the board must begin the process a couple of years prior to the date that the department’s administration believes adjustments must be made.  Should 2017 become the target date for implementation, discussions of fees would begin as early as 2015.

In Virginia, architects are licensed for life.  The licensees must renew their registration every two years.  Fees for architects as listed in the 2010 board regulations are as follows:

• $75 for application for licensure
• $55 for renewal of registration

The VSAIA Prize for Design Research & Scholarship will be awarded to a licensed, practicing architect in Virginia or a faculty member at a Virginia institution of higher learning for outstanding design research and/or scholarship in the field of architecture.

Eligible papers or articles include those that have been submitted but are pending acceptance, or those that have been published in a journal or conference proceedings within the past two years. Research projects or innovative project case-studies completed within the past three years and summarized in a paper or article are also eligible. Submissions will be judged on originality, impact, purpose, method, and conclusions.

Entry forms and payment are due by 5 p.m., Friday, June 15 and submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 28. The winner will be announced in September. Recognition for the Prize will be given by the Virginia Society AIA at Architecture Exchange East, the annual conference and expo, held Nov. 7-9, 2012, in Richmond. The Prize for Design Research & Scholarship is sponsored by MTFA Architecture.

Green was relegated to the trailblazers.  Those architects and developers and clients who believed in it included green materials and practices in their projects.  Architects pushed their clients.  But it wasn’t easy.

Even celebrated architect James Cutler, FAIA, was about to throw in the towel before finally persuading one of the world’s richest men to accept his design ideas on how to build without disturbing a nearby wetlands preserve and pond.

Green became official in March.  This is to say that green is now written in building code language.  This means code interpreters — including designers, builders, and code officials — can be more certain about the intent behind the writing.  One of the complaints about the various green programs was the way they were written.

Green became official when the International Green Construction Code was published March 28, 2012.  It becomes part of the family of codes developed by the International Code Council.  The AIA played an integral role in developing the IGCC and those who wish to promote its use can find material support here:  http://www.aia.org/advocacy/AIAB085336 .  It should be used in tandem with the International Building Code, not instead of.

Prior to its final publication, the draft IGCC was adopted in several jurisdictions throughout the country.  Virginia architects and building officials reviewed it as it was going through its public comment period and gave it mixed marks.  As a general rule, the Virginia code officials are against it.  VSAIA’s long-time code expert Kenney Payne, AIA, identified several shortcomings for its use in Virginia.

But the intent of the entire green movement embodied in the IGCC — conserving energy, water, and other resources; greatly reducing waste; and improving indoor air quality among them — has strong proponents among the profession and the general population.  One of the questions remains:  Is the IGCC a proper means to the desired end.

In Virginia, the answer is a qualified “no.”  You see, along with its goals of improving the built environment, the IGCC also targets elements that are controlled by various state agencies other than the Department of Housing and Community Development.  DHCD promulgates the building code.

The IGCC extends beyond DHCD’s purview to include elements outside the building, such as retaining stormwater, using gray water for irrigation, treating rain water for drinking, and properly collecting and disposing of debris from construction sites among them.

“By statute we can adopt only those parts that are not regulated by other state agencies,” according to Emory Rodgers, the director of the Virginia Division of Building Regulation.  Other agencies whose turf would be trod by the IGCC as written include the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Transportation, and the Department of Health.

This leaves Virginia with several options to be determined by the DHCD Board.

• One, it could decide to adopt none of the IGCC
• Two, it could decide to adopt the pieces and parts that apply only to buildings
• Three, it could pass along to other agencies the IGCC language as fodder for their future regulatory language.

In addition to the problems associated with several agencies’ controlling various aspects of the IGCC’s regulations, Payne has identified several areas that might not be appealing to architects within their sphere of expertise.  These primarily hinge upon liability and where practitioners feel comfortable controlling their own destinies.

Some of these include:

• Whole-building life-cycle assessments
• Pre-design site inventory and assessment
• Soil test reports taken after occupancy
• Building service life plan
• Certifications assuring that
  • all structural components last for 200 years
  • site hardscapes endure for 50-75 years
  • HVAC systems function for 25 years
  • Green considerations in general – what happens if the completed building falls short of the predicted performance design models?
  • Mandatory commissioning

And the list goes on.

Water use — gray water and rain water — has received a great deal of interest in the past several years.  Because of this interest, according to a few building officials, many of these sections might wind up in the plumbing code in some form.  If so, other codes probably would refer to these sections.  In turn, the plumbing code could refer to health department regulations.

The health department would be the controlling agency to determine whether rain water could be viewed as drinkable.  If so, it might require small-scale filtration or treatment requirements, which could be instituted through the plumbing code.

Other parts of the IGCC that do not make it into the various codes could be incorporated by Virginia localities as proffers.  As they are written in code language, these IGCC elements could be understood more easily by developers and administrators within the localities.

DHCD officials have established a tentative schedule to review the 2012 ICC family of codes beginning in April and continuing through the end of 2013.  Those architects wishing to work with Payne on the IBC review and Jim Snowa, AIA, and Megan Shope, AIA, on the IRC review should write Duncan Abernathy, AIA, as soon as possible at daber@aiava.org.

The AIA/AIAS initiative comes as both President Obama this past weekend and likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney today urged Congress to head off a scheduled increase in student loan interest rates this July.

Also today, the AIAS released a survey of almost 600 architect school graduates showing that graduating architecture students carry a much higher amount of undergraduate student debt – $40,000 on average – than the national student loan debt average of $25,000. AIAS members will visit Capitol Hill in July to lobby lawmakers on these issues.

“There are numerous opportunities for young talented architects to use their skills to help rebuild our nation’s communities,” said AIA President Jeff Potter, FAIA. “Yet, more and more young architects are leaving the profession because they cannot afford to remain; this brain-drain will have major implications for our communities and the construction industry in the years ahead.”

“The AIA and AIAS are not asking for a handout; rather, we want Congress to provide the ability of architecture graduates to use their talents in underserved communities in exchange for debt assistance, just as Congress has provided for doctors, lawyers, teachers and others,” said Potter.

The survey also found that architecture students face a large amount of hidden costs that are not part of the listed tuition fees of a program. Specifically, the survey showed that architecture students spend more than $1,000 annually on materials for models and project submissions.  Textbooks amount to another $800 per year, and technology spending accounts for an additional $1,500 per year. Thus, over the course of a 4 year Bachelor’s program, most students will spend an additional $13,200 in related school costs, with a six-year Master’s course of study leading to $19,800 in these types of expenses.

“The current trends in the pursuit of Architecture as a career, and the realities of the current economy and the anticipated progression of the recovery, demanded that the AIAS look at our members’ perception and expectations for the future,” said AIAS President Nick Mancusi, Associate AIA. “In order to remain relevant, our organization and the profession as a whole needs to be aware of the next generation’s concerns and offer information and resources to support those capable and willing citizens as they graduate and engage with their community.”

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The AIA’s Center for Integrated Practice has released the results of an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Awareness Survey. The survey reveals that 84% of AIA members are aware of its market presence, 40% of members demonstrate understanding of IPD and 13% of members are using IPD methodologies for construction projects (a significant increase over 2010 AIA Firm Survey figures).

The survey also found that teams engaged in IPD are finding satisfaction beyond their expectations. Respondents who completed projects through IPD reported the methodology as more likely to satisfy project goals than the overall expectations with double digit leads in cost predictability, high performance design and long term efficiency of building operations.

Survey data suggests that although teams using IPD most often engage in healthcare, they also engage in single family residential (14%), higher education (12%), government/civic (12%) and office (10%) construction types. This data suggests that firms are equipped to apply IPD principles to a full spectrum of projects.

In order to help educate the market place about the benefits of IPD, the AIA, AIA Minnesota and the University of Minnesota School of Architecture, have produced the second phase of case studies for construction projects that used the IPD methodology. A separate effort from the IPD Awareness Survey, the new release includes survey analysis of 127 project team members and additional metrics for five of the 12 comprehensive case studies. Each case study is described along 21 separate categories under four broad areas: legal and commercial strategies, management strategies, social strategies and workplace technology.

A wide range of projects were examined, ranging in size and scope from a 7,000 square foot, $500,000 office remodel to an 858,000 square foot hospital that cost more than one billion dollars to design and build. The case studies revisit several projects first profiled in the 2009 case studies delivered in collaboration with AIA California Council. The new study can be accessed here.